Raphael Gellert is a post-doctoral researcher at TILT (Tilburg University) where he works on the ERC-INFOLEG project, centered around the notion of personal data. In 2017 he defended his PhD at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, entitled: “understanding the risk-based approach to data protection: an analysis of the links between law, regulation, and risk”. He has largely written on the topic of data protection impact assessments, risk management, risk-based approach to data protection, and more generally on the regulation of risks (e.g., in other fields such as nanomaterials).